I videochatted with friends and my weird little nieces. That helped a lot. I attended a couple of university committee meeting via Zoom, which was weird but also kind of lovely (nice to see people's faces!). My house is so clean. I've taken long walks every day, just like I did before all of this, but they have new meaning and power now.
And, as mentioned above, I put so much work into getting my classes ready to go online. And you know what? We've got this.
It won’t be long now until you are all (I hope?) back at it. I’ve got a week’s worth of discussion board posts just waiting for you, this blog is waiting for you to come back to it, and those Major Project Proposals are due on Monday. (Have I mentioned how much I’d love to have them sooner?) I feel like I’ve been preparing these big old (cozy?) digital spaces for you to return to. And I can’t wait.
Anyway, one last (probably?) “extended Spring Break” recommendation from yours truly: Feel Good, on Netflix. It’s short—6 episodes, each 25 minutes or so, so you can blow right through it. It stars Mae Martin, a queer comedian, playing a sort of version of herself. Martin is someone I first learned about when I was planning this course—she almost made it on the syllabus. Anyway, this show is fascinating for how it explores gender, queerness, comedy, addiction, messed-up family dynamics, relationships…everything? Don’t take my word for it: you can read these two critical takes on it.
Talk to you all soon.
I'm excited and nervous to start online classes. I appreciate how convenient and accessible you've made our online "classroom", and I'm glad our class discussion will continue in some form as we end this weird semester. Happy belated birthday to Bing!
ReplyDeleteI will pass your b-day wishes on to him! And so excited to have our discussions back!
DeleteA) I hope this counts as a comment for the week!
ReplyDeleteB) I understand. Like most people, I neeeeeed social interactions, because being a workaholic feels like surviving, and I need interactions to feel like I'm living life. Also, I love your line "a cake was made" - sometimes baking is just too much effort when I can get a cute ice cream cake for $10 (and I don't even know how those cakes get made)! I'm glad you're living the good life during this quarantine, and I hope the increased interactions with your students at this moment is enjoyable. :)
A) Totally counts as a comment.
DeleteB) I did actually make the cake! My joke was about making the cake "for him." But it is also true that it was a cake from a box. I liked it. Again, he didn't try it, though he did immediately before that picture, lick some of the frosting. I ended up giving about 1/3 of it (the cake) to a friend who stayed 6 feet away for the exchange. :)
C) Have you guys back is already making me happier.